In which Chandrachoodan pulls the plug on Selective Amnesia
Non-regular readers, supporters of IIPM, horny twits searching for Silk Smitha, pervs looking for pictures of drunk women in hotel, you will have one less blog to search for. Thank you for making my life here interesting. Or not.
So, shoo! Off with you, and scat.
Have they gone? You sure? Check under the table? Really, really gone?
Good! You can’t be careful enough these days, damn passersby looking on like this is a damn freakshow, or even a nudist beach.
Have they really gone? Sure? Good. Now what was I talking about? Oh yeah! Chandrachoodan pulls the plug on Selective Amnesia.
The Selective Amnesia you and I know will die its deserved death.
2001, the year I first started out as a wet behind the ears copywriter, I put up a page on tripod with pieces of my writings, some essays that have won me prizes in school, hoping to impress Creative Directors enough to give me an internship. That obsession with tripod continued well into 2003, writing a new story every second day, with a little e-mail script for feedback from random strangers.
Little did I know in 2001 that the very thing was soon to be called Blogging and give me my first shot at celebrity hood. Stupid me. I should have left well alone.
2003, August 28. Selective Amnesia was born, after three months of commenting on various “mainstream” blogs. SelAm was an obsession. It still is. Unfortunately for me.
2004, June 7. I moved from Blog City to this very domain, with a load of help, initially from Kingsley and then from Madman. Damn you guys. You should have refused to help me, saving me from this obsession.
Anyway, as I was saying, 2003 was the year I was cursed.
I, who hated habits, chose to form a lasting one.
I, who wasn’t addicted to anything, allowed myself one vice.
I, not bound by anything, willingly tied myself down to a page on the web.
Time’s come to cut the bonds that tie me. I’ve grown, learnt that I am more than just my words. I am more than my childish attempt to be popular.
I am Chandrachoodan. This is just a website. it will be no more what it is. I will be.
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Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan is a copywriter, photographer and goofball from Chennai. He is also an archaeologist, historian and a city lover. He is currently a documentary film-maker and desk-monkey for a film production house.
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November 15th, 2005 - 20:01
CCG I shall miss SelAm. And I hope I was included in the list of people that you were shooing away in the top. Fingers crossed you change your mind sometime soon
November 15th, 2005 - 20:49
Tell me you are joking.
November 16th, 2005 - 01:14
Chandra, if this is a temporary blogger block, I’ll let that pass, but your site has enough clout to really be useful in many ways if only you thought of ways and means of keeping the flame alive. Hope you heed the call
November 16th, 2005 - 02:18
whats wrong?
November 16th, 2005 - 05:17
CC ?
November 16th, 2005 - 05:22
Just suspend it, can you?
November 16th, 2005 - 08:32
LOL, i think ur popularity will get the better of u soon
November 16th, 2005 - 10:36
So this is the end of the road for the blog? Methinks you’ll be back. BTW are you chickening out on ‘The Chicken Rules’ too?
November 16th, 2005 - 11:38
I remember you talking about moving to a chandrachoodan.xxx domain where you wanted to display your entire portfolio. So, am I right in assuming the death of selectiveamnesia.org is the birth of chandrachoodan.org ?
November 16th, 2005 - 14:19
Is your Amnesia over? Have you recovered fully?
I hope that this post is similar to Kiruba’s prank.
November 16th, 2005 - 17:47
Duh!
November 16th, 2005 - 23:03
So when are ya moving to a new domain?
he he, enga kitta indha dakalti velai ellam sellaadhu!
November 17th, 2005 - 00:43
What the hell?!! Will u move to a new domain?
November 17th, 2005 - 07:59
Kannu, enna aachu?
November 17th, 2005 - 10:58
hey keep up the work man.U r one of the top most blogger in India and wish u shd continue tha same.
November 17th, 2005 - 15:42
Ennada ithu! Ethukada ithu! Eppadida ithu!
November 17th, 2005 - 21:23
Wanna see you back in blogging..All the best,Chandra!!
November 17th, 2005 - 22:16
Man I am serious! Get back online…
November 18th, 2005 - 02:54
If you are serious, I see some meaning in your post.. You will be what you are …
November 18th, 2005 - 10:48
hi chandra Ch**, hows life treating u buddy?
November 18th, 2005 - 18:33
And it happened what was ment to happen. Wish u all the best in all your future endevors. And if youre interested in occasional posts; http://earth2050.blogspot.com …. just mail me to become a member.
November 19th, 2005 - 22:02
Please dont go
November 20th, 2005 - 11:35
But why?
November 25th, 2005 - 09:28
Hi Chandru,
Hope you remember me… I was asking suggestions on Digital camera, and im 2 buy Canon powershot a610. And when willl u b back ??????
November 25th, 2005 - 16:55
am sure you are gonna come back with some stupid excuse.. better start preparing a nicer one.
November 25th, 2005 - 19:50
I know I am late here. But for me, your blog has a lot of memories. SelAm is the first blog I ever commented on, during the blog-city days though. You would be sorely missed CC
November 29th, 2005 - 20:56
Boy, am I late here or what? Jesus, you’re kidding me with this plug pulling bit, aint you? Just today, I was letting the world know you’ve been missed in blogger meets and then, I read this! Come on back, CC .& thats an ORDER! Ok, just kidding but I will be the first to say
” Welcome back! ” You’ll see…..
November 30th, 2005 - 07:13
hey machi! Thanks for the special mention and all..*sniff sniff* (I got a cold..nothing more :p)
And enna AWOL?? I am very much alive here…taking good care of your bro!
But too bad you selectively forgot where I am now and didnt let me know he was heading here!
December 1st, 2005 - 03:45
Yov! Can I lure you back into blogging?
December 6th, 2005 - 17:57
Just the day I come here via Madman (& a looong detour thru his restaurant!), I read this! C’mon you CAN’T do this! Given that not a month has passed by without your posts, guess its still not too late and the plug is in place!
December 10th, 2005 - 02:52
I am a could-have-been-passerby(oh,dont shoo off passersby/non-reg readers -after all,thats a regular reader’s first stage);but the fact that I finished reading the entire blog a few moments ago doesnt encourage the description. Anyways,CG,since the plug is intact, best wishes to convert SelAm into SelSelAm – the next level,I mean.